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Trading Begins In Emirates REIT Following 175 Million Dollar IPO On NASDAQ Dubai - Issue Is 3.5 Times Oversubscribed - First Listing In GCC By A Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

Date 08/04/2014

Trading began in Emirates REIT today on NASDAQ Dubai following its initial public offering (IPO), in the first listing of a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) on an exchange in the GCC.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Announcement Of "Nadeshiko Brand" For FY2013

Date 08/04/2014

Tokyo Stock Exchange has announced the "Nadeshiko Brand" companies for FY2013.

MNI Russia Consumer Indicator Falls To 89.1 In March From 94.1 In February - Consumer Sentiment Plummets Amid Tension With Ukraine

Date 08/04/2014

The MNI Russia Consumer Indicator fell sharply to the lowest level since the survey started in March 2013, as the Ukraine situation hit personal finances and saw consumers cut back spending on big ticket items.

New BT Netrix HiTouch Keeps Traders In Control - New Cloud-Integrated Device Helps Bring Together High-Definition Communications, Specialist Apps And Market Information With The Simple Swipe Of A Finger

Date 08/04/2014

BT today announced a new cloud-integrated innovation for financial markets that puts traders in control of increasingly complex trading strategies and demanding client relationships.

SGX Launches Clearing Of Non-Deliverable Interest Rate Swaps

Date 08/04/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to launch the clearing of Non-Deliverable Interest Rate Swaps (NDIRS) in Malaysian Ringgit and Thai Baht on 7 April 2014. This new asset class, which will be settled in US dollars, further augments SGX’s current suite of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Financials clearing which includes Interest Rate Swaps (“IRS”) in Singapore Dollar and US Dollar and Non-Deliverable Forwards (“NDF”) in seven Asian currencies.

Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly

Date 08/04/2014

Below are key highlights for the week ending 4 April 2014 (please click on the attachment for further detail):

• The SFI lost 0.25% to 116.00. 

• The STI outperforms SFI for the first time this year (1.43% vs. 0.83%).

• YTD,  comparing maturity bands, bonds maturing in 5 to 7 and 7 to 10 years are performing best(both up 1.50% vs. 0.83% for the broader SFI).

• The SFI 1 – 3 Year Corporate Bond Index reached its highest point this year (117.80) on Thursday, 3 April.

ASIC’s Submission To The 2014 Financial System Inquiry

Date 08/04/2014

ASIC has released its submission to the 2014 Financial System Inquiry (Murray Inquiry).

SGX Welcomes UOB Kay Hian As Catalist Full Sponsor

Date 08/04/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome UOB Kay Hian Private Limited as a Full Sponsor on Catalist, the sponsor-supervised board for growth companies.

SIFMA Foundation Partners With Industry To ‘Invest It Forward™’ In Financial Literacy Month

Date 07/04/2014

The SIFMA Foundation today joined SIFMA and the financial sector to launch Invest it Forward, an industry-wide financial education and capital markets literacy campaign convening hundreds of financial firms that are committed to giving young Americans a solid understanding of the capital markets system. The program is kicking-off in April, which is Financial Literacy Month.

Allianz Life Becomes First Insurance Carrier To Implement DTCC's Producer Management Portal

Date 07/04/2014

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Insurance & Retirement Services (I&RS) announced today that Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life), a leading provider of retirement income and  protection solutions, has become the first insurance carrier to begin using its Producer Management Portal (PMP), an online service that helps the industry manage and comply with National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) training requirements for insurance agents, also known as “producers.”